The Mariental Municipality has launched its first Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy and Action Plan for 2026 to 2030, aimed at strengthening resilience against floods, droughts, veld fires and other climate-related hazards. The strategy was officially launched by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Friday.
Flooding along the Kunene River in the Epupa Constituency has displaced several households, damaging homes and crops as water levels rose sharply.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) is intensifying emergency assistance to farmers in the Zambezi Region, where floods have severely affected crop production.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has rolled out interventions to assist flood-affected farmers in the Zambezi Region.
The ministry has stepped in by removing the produce of farmers whose fields are submerged by water.
Efforts continue to relocate and accommodate many flood-affected people in the Zambezi Region, with the most pressing concern being ensuring learners are settled so schools can resume.
The Zambezi Region is facing a double-barreled disaster following the outbreak of locusts in some areas.
The region is already dealing with worsening floods that have displaced residents, and schools have been closed.
Over 500 learners are affected by floods in the Zambezi region as the water of the Zambezi River continues to rise.
The flood situation in the Zambezi Region appears to be under control, based on the latest updates from authorities on the ground.
Following recent heavy rains, floodwaters that had submerged parts of the Rehoboth-Windhoek road, approximately three kilometres outside the capital, have now subsided.
However, authorities have cautioned road users to remain vigilant.
Some Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states are grappling with severe humanitarian crises following devastating floods and torrential rains, as the harsh impacts of climate change exacerbate the La Niña weather phenomenon.
